Great post and call to arms. Not surprising that the bloviating turncoat Villaraigosa is on the side of corporate profiteers.

As a resource provider and mentor at Gardena High I was outraged by the tenor of your segment on the school shootings. The implication that Gardena is so radically different, so socially pathological and "lawless" in comparison to the affluent high-achieving El Camino (where, of course, one wouldn't expect gun activity) was offensive. I was also outraged by the egregiously ignorant comments of Ms. Alvarez, the GHS alum. Alvarez flatly stated that after her graduating class the "smart kids" didn't go to GHS. Alvarez' dismissive ignorance nothwithstanding, there are tons of "smart kids" at GHS. They have multiple intelligences and I am proud to work closely with some of them. These students work diligently to achieve despite the stereotypes and racist imagery of mainstream media like WWL.A.. Clearly GHS is lacking in the kind of academic resources, tax base and district support that more affluent schools like El Camino have. However, to categorically smear the students at a school, and imply that its student body are "dregs" who don't have the intellectual wherewithal (rather than the social mobility) to go elsewhere is irresponsible and prejudicial.